Early favorites for American League postseason awards
Mark Trumbo is making a strong case for MVP consideration. (Kelvin Kuo/US Presswire) The MLB season is 60 games in. There have been a lot of surprises, falls, breakthroughs and risings in the standings. Usually, writers and analysts alike, wait for the midway mark to get their awards pieces together. I figured I’d start mine early with some of More...
Humber, Colon: Great pitching performances in same week
Philip Humber's perfect game is front-page worthy, but is anyone talking about Bartolo Colon's record-setting performance? (Elaine Thompson/AP) News that Philip Humber threw a perfect game at the More...
Rangers will not be playoff bound
Former closer Neftali Feliz will be counted this season to bolster the Rangers' starting pitching. (bleacherreport.com) The Texas Rangers of old are back. They, again, will be among the leaders in home runs, More...
Team-wins over/under analysis: AL West
Will Yu Darvish make up for the loss of C.J. Wilson? (Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) In part three of this six-part series, we’re taking a look at the AL West, which has a huge talent gap between the top two and More...
Yanks improve rotation: Pineda, Kuroda head to Bronx
The acquisition of Michael Pineda (above) and Hideki Kuroka drastically improves the New York's rotation. (Paul Sancya/AP) It’s unofficial, but it looks like the Yankees got some of the pitching they More...
DH for hire: Manny Ramirez, Johnny Damon, Vlad Guerrero and Magglio Ordonez
Prince Fielder soaks up the headlines when speaking of remaining free agents available to cash-flush teams. Young Prince has been so over-analyzed that there is really nothing left to say about him. He will get More...
Seattle Mariners 2012 starting rotation preview
Felix Hernandez is walking the fine line between workhorse and over used. (Brandon Wade/Getty Images) There’s hope on the horizon for Seattle Mariners fans. A slew of fine young players have begun to make their More...
Mariners’ pitcher Hultzen toying with AFL hitters
Seattle Mariners' 2011 first-round pick Danny Hultzen is making headlines in the Arizona Fall Leauge. (mlb.com) With the second pick in this year’s draft, the Mariners had plenty of options in a very deep More...
2012 MLB Draft Preview: Who will your team draft?
Lucas Giolito could be next year's first overall pick. The 2012 amateur draft is still 9 months away, but it’s never too early to start thinking about who the top prospects are, especially if your team is More...
Starting pitchers strike back: Complete games, not complete pansies
Pampered. Coddled. Eased in. Shut down. These are the sorts of terms and phrases we’ve become comfortable associating with starting pitchers in major league baseball. To the lay ear, these guys sound like a fragile More...
